Rescue teams searched Thursday for more than 1,300 people missing after a glacier collapse unleashed destructive floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, killing at least 273 people.
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) administrator Md Abdus Salam said Thursday that hawkers and shops will not be allowed to illegally occupy roads or footpaths, as authorities intensify efforts to clear public spaces in Bangladesh’s capital.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion-47 has intensified an awareness campaign along the Kushtia and Meherpur borders to deter push-ins from India, illegal crossings, and smuggling, officials said Wednesday.
Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) is preparing to begin local government elections in November, a month later than initially expected, EC member Abdur Rahmanel Masud said Tuesday.
Chinese ambassador Yao Wen said major infrastructure projects, including Mongla Port and the Teesta River project, remain priorities in China-Bangladesh cooperation, alongside education and people-to-people exchanges.
Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) has condemned continued detention of three senior Bangladeshi journalists accused in a crimes against humanity case linked to July 2024 Uprising.
Bangladesh exported $238.5 million worth of pharmaceutical products in fiscal year 2025-26, up 12% from $213.2 million a year earlier, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data.
A Bangladeshi man was killed Monday in a landmine explosion inside Myanmar near the Bangladesh border in Bandarban, police said.
Human Rights Watch called on Bangladesh authorities Monday to end prolonged pretrial detention of politicians and others linked to deposed Awami League government, saying hundreds remain jailed without charge after mass arrests following Sheikh Hasina’s ouster in August 2024.
Bangladesh and India are considering reopening closed border haats, restoring land ports to full capacity, and lifting restrictions on yarn imports through land routes as part of efforts to revive bilateral trade.
